Later living - Apex Transport Planning and Engineering

We support later living, retirement and extra care developments, with a strong focus on accessibility, safety and inclusive design.

Our advice reflects the specific travel needs of residents, visitors and staff, and we input to the masterplanning process to ensure layouts support safe and convenient movement. This includes consideration of access for emergency and service vehicles, refuse collection and servicing, alongside pedestrian-friendly layouts that promote independence. Our engineers can develop the access and internal street design in step with the layout.

We advise on parking provision and layout to reflect staffing and visitor needs, including where appropriate higher proportions of accessible parking. We also consider walking distances, access to services and public transport availability, helping to support independent living and the delivery of high-quality, inclusive environments.

FEATURED PROJECT

Melrose Hall, St Mellons

Apex Transport Planning provided transport planning and highways advice to support a full planning application for the redevelopment of the Melrose Hall site in St Mellons, Cardiff, to deliver a new purpose-built care home.

The proposals comprised the demolition of existing commercial buildings and the construction of an 81-bed care home. The development will provide specialist accommodation and employment opportunities, contributing to the provision of modern care infrastructure within the city.

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Apex provided transport planning and highways advice to support an outline planning application for the Cardiff Peninsula development, a major mixed-use waterfront regeneration scheme.

The proposals comprise approximately 1,000 residential apartments, 300 co-living units, 11 townhouses, a 220-bed hotel, around 30,000 sqm of employment space, alongside retail, food and drink, community and leisure uses. The proposed masterplan will create a new and vibrant waterfront development for the community to live, work, relax and visit.

Apex prepared a Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan to support the application, with a particular focus on sustainable connectivity, active travel and reducing reliance on the private car.

Cardiff Peninsula

Apex provided expert highways and transport consultancy support for a proposed residential development of 125 homes at Farleigh Fields West, Backwell. The project progressed to a Public Inquiry, where Apex acted as expert witness for highways and transport matters.

Farleigh Fields West, Backwell

Apex provided transport planning and highways advice to support a full planning application for a co-living residential development at Knox Court, Cardiff.

Sectors — Later living

Transport planning and engineering for the later living sector